Visions of Near and Far












The Old Oak
pastel
36" x 39"


 



Southern Sojourns I
pastel
38" x 54"

 




Southern Sojourns II
pastel
30" x 60"

 


Osakazuki
pastel
28" x 22"

 


Forest of Shadows
pastel
39" x 36"

 

 

Statement

I am an artist who paints landscapes because
the earth is my first love in life. When I'm in
nature, I never feel alone always feel the
presence of a spiritual force.

My paintings rarely include people, because
the presence of human seems to take away
from my communication with nature. My
work places the viewer in isolation with nature.
I want the viewer to experience the passion and
energy of a storm, or the threat of a natural
disaster.

  I see myself as a fragile, rather insignificant
being surrounded by the forces of nature. I
never paint what my eyes see, but rather what
I feel as I view nature: the sun shining on a dirt
path in a forest becomes a safe, comforting
haven; the dense fog moving through a
Redwood forest becomes solitude and
introspection; the dark, thundering clouds of a
storm become violent energy, threatening
destruction. I always perceive human qualities
in nature.

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